iRocket, therefore iAm
I can’t claim like my business partner, Sean Brown, for instance, to rocket for technology. I’ve never been tech adverse, mind you, but I can’t claim to be an early adopter, either. But perhaps that’s changing. Maybe I’m adding technology to my other purchasing “soft spots”: art, books and fly fishing. What makes me say this? Well, two days ago I bought an iPhone. Not only did it cost me about $700 (with some extras), but I also had to pay T-Mobile a few hundred bucks to get out of my contract with them. Despite those costs, I would do it all over again. The iPhone is simply amazing: so smart, so helpful, so easy to use. If you’re thinking about buying one, do it! And look for me to be at the front of the line when Apple first starts selling the iCar.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Ditto for me. Sean is the guy in our group who rockets for technology, but I guess I have to admit that I rocket for Apple products. Not all Apple products to be clear, we passed on the iTV(?) offering — I’m not even sure that’s the right name. But I grabbed the iPhone early, and have been incredibly happy with it. It has multiple Reasons to Rationalize(tm)and I’m forever being asked by people to try it, hold it, caress it or whatever. It has been particularly of interest when I’ve been in Canada where it is yet to be launched. The iPhone is definitely worth the hype. And like Steve, I’ll be watching to see what Apple is going to do next. By the way, the best part of the iPhone experience might very well be the way you activate your service. Unlike your typical activation at a cell provider’s retail locaction, here’s no teenage huckster trying to make a few more bucks by selling you up to a plan you don’t need. There’s no line to wait in (unless you were one of the first to camp out), you just walk in, buy your phone, and then take it home and activate it thru iTunes. Incredibly simple, and incredibly smart.